Cutnut vs Mountain Coati

Barringtonia edulis compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Cutnut is Data Deficient while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutnut	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Barringtonia	Nasua
Species	Barringtonia edulis	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutnut	Mountain Coati
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.